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Stamford man charged with stealing from money-transfer company

Joselino Marinero, 28, of Stamford, was charged with stealing over $33,000 from the Stamford money transfer business he was working for in 2015.

Joselino Marinero, 28, of Stamford, was charged with stealing over $33,000 from the Stamford money transfer business he was working for in 2015.

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Joselino Marinero, 28, of Stamford, was charged with stealing over $33,000 from the Stamford money transfer business he was working for in 2015.

Joselino Marinero, 28, of Stamford, was charged with stealing over $33,000 from the Stamford money transfer business he was working for in 2015.

Photo: Stamford Police / Contributed

Stamford man charged with stealing from money-transfer company

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STAMFORD — A tinted license plate led to the arrest of a city man wanted for allegedly stealing nearly $34,000 from a money-transfer company that was sold by his father three years ago.

Police say during a traffic stop for a tinted Plexiglas plate cover on Monday night, they arrested Joselino Marinero, 28, of Hope Street, for the alleged theft from the wire transfer company formerly owned by Jose Marinero.

According to his three-page arrest affidavit, a manager for Pronto Express at 83 Stillwater Ave. - formerly known as Marinero Express - called police in July 2015 to report about $44,000 stolen from the business. Jose Marinero sold the company in February 2015 and the new owners kept Joselino on as an employee.

Marinero was supposed to be making deposits into the company’s bank account, but the frequency of the transactions was irregular, according to the arrest affidavit.

When he was speaking to the company accountant about the missing funds, Marinero admitted he had taken money, the affidavit said. According to a statement made to police, Marinero said he had been stealing money from the company since April 2015 and estimated he had taken between $6,000 and $8,000, the affidavit said.

But the internal audit revealed that after Marinero was reimbursed for expenses, there was still $33,844 missing that he was accused of stealing, the affidavit said.

After being charged with a felony count of first-degree larceny, Marinero was released after posting a $20,000 court appearance bond.